• Five research and policy questions to improve societal health and break cycles of disadvantage

    27 February 2023

    How to disrupt policy and enable collective intelligence – for people and place – by asking the questions that matter most.

    Alex Fischer & Nick Davis

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    The policy dividend of integrated knowledge: perspectives from the COVID-19 experience

    9 May 2022

    COVID-19 reminded us that insights from the lab and the social world must be considered in tandem to tackle some of our hardest public health challenges.

    Peter Doherty

  • Affordable access to high-quality care remains out of reach to many Australians (Photo by Courtneyk/iStock)

    Finding a pathway to better mental health services in Australia

    9 May 2022

    High-quality mental health care is possible. But it will demand structural reform, effective accountability, and the will to make it a reality.

    Ian Hickie

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